Nomnikelo Veto
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Born |
Gqeberha, South Africa | 3 January 1997|||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current club | Madikwe Rangers | |||||||||
National team | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2016 | South Africa U–21 | 5 | (4) | |||||||
2019– | South Africa | 18 | (5) | |||||||
Medal record
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Nomnikelo Veto (born 3 January 1997)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Personal life[]
Nomnikelo Veto was born in Gqeberha, and grew up in the neighbouring suburb of Walmer.[4][2]
Career[]
Under–21[]
In 2016, Veto made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team at the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek.[5]
National team[]
Veto made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2019, during a test series against Namibia in Randburg.[5] She followed this up with a series of appearances throughout the year, most notably at the FIH Series Finals in Valencia.[6]
Following her series of international appearances in 2019, Veto was named to the South Africa squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7] She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Team Details – South African". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "VETO Nomnikelo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "ATHLETES – NOMNIKELO VETO". eurosport.com. EuroSport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Hockey star Veto's journey from Walmer township to Tokyo Games". heraldlive.co.za. The Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "VETO Nomnikelo". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "VETO Nomnikelo". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links[]
- Nomnikelo Veto at FIH
- Nomnikelo Veto at Olympedia
- Nomnikelo Veto at the South African Hockey Association
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Female field hockey forwards
- South African female field hockey players
- Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players of South Africa